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in the heartland of america. they had those same concerns that were being expressed in the townhall meetings and they do now. but they are having the conversations in a civil way, asking questions, they want clarity, preparred to respect disagreements with each other. they've think this is a very important discussion they're having and americans are fully engaged. >> do you get the sense that people appreciate the opportunities to meet in this townhall forums and go back and forth and debate with other voters. >> yeah, they really do. a gentleman came to me and said i saw on facebook you said you are here talking about health care. i have got something to say. people come out of their way to talk to us. they will talk to each other. they need the forums in which to do it. you can't speak to yourself. a lot of this is on blogs, people are writing about it. the more we can answer people's questions let their voices be heard the boater it will be for the whole system. everybody i have talked to this week says one th
in the heartland of america. they had those same concerns that were being expressed in the townhall meetings and they do now. but they are having the conversations in a civil way, asking questions, they want clarity, preparred to respect disagreements with each other. they've think this is a very important discussion they're having and americans are fully engaged. >> do you get the sense that people appreciate the opportunities to meet in this townhall forums and go back and forth and...
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. >>> good morning, america. >> good morning. i love that music. it's sunday, august 16th. >>> other news this morning, president obama wrapping up his trio of town halls. hoping to turn the tide in the health care debate. we have a report -- a reporter traveling with the president and also talking with jake tapper. who's hosti ining "this week." >> also, a fascinating look inside the health insurance industry. this is probably the most high-profiled whistle blower. somebody who had a real convergent moment. when she saw people lined up in the rain for health care. it oin. sg inut obook of the big >> alsat t lonhet hees t heart-wrenching story of an 8-year-old american boy abducted by his own mother, stuck in an italian orphanage. while father tries desperately to get him back here. >>> and also, this sounds kind of ridiculous, dogs teaching kids how to read. but it's a very successful program. highly trained teachers in a certain way. we'll explain how that works coming up. >>> we begin with the california wildfires, raging across the golden state
. >>> good morning, america. >> good morning. i love that music. it's sunday, august 16th. >>> other news this morning, president obama wrapping up his trio of town halls. hoping to turn the tide in the health care debate. we have a report -- a reporter traveling with the president and also talking with jake tapper. who's hosti ining "this week." >> also, a fascinating look inside the health insurance industry. this is probably the most high-profiled...
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welcome to "bbc worldews" broadcast to our viewers opbs in america also around the globe. cong up later for you, the rce of iran's fead be senged you militia. have an intervi with a former memr. anit's fewell to a pioer of roc music, the guitast les paul has died. hello. e u.s. governmt is making its view very clear. the man serving a lifesentence a jailf the bombing of a pa am jet should note releas early. he has ternal proste cancer. he could be freed next week on compasonate grounds. he served eightears of his sentence. the b correspondentllen little reported back othe saster in 1988. he has returnedo lockerbie now. >> t whole sky just lit up d it was le liquid fire starteto rain down on the car. >> like a atom bomb going off. it was a rrific mhroom of flames. >> i lost my broer-in-law, my sier-in-law. >> it was d winter, the longest ght of th yr. one ur into its flight. thpan am jumbo jet fell ou of the cd sky, the biggest mass murr in british history. he w sentenced to lif for plantinghe bomb i now likely to be releaseds early as next ek o compassionate grounds. he ha
welcome to "bbc worldews" broadcast to our viewers opbs in america also around the globe. cong up later for you, the rce of iran's fead be senged you militia. have an intervi with a former memr. anit's fewell to a pioer of roc music, the guitast les paul has died. hello. e u.s. governmt is making its view very clear. the man serving a lifesentence a jailf the bombing of a pa am jet should note releas early. he has ternal proste cancer. he could be freed next week on compasonate...
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our ali velshi is taking the pulse of america in the heartland. ththththththththththth >>> sarah palin detailing her claims about so-called death pams in a health care overall. we are back with jessica yellin who is going to give us some background. >>> somebody somebody stepped down as governor but that has not stopped her from jumping first into the health care debate. last night, she was at it again posting on facebook what looked like a term paper complete with 11 foot notes. she is quoting statements about rationed care by left-winging columnists and democrats. she was defending a claim she made last week that if health care reform passes, her parents or baby would be required to, quote, stand in front of obama's death panel so his bureaucrats can decide whether they are worthy of health care. fact check? not true. there is no panel that would decide whether the weak live or die. even some of palin's republican colleagues are slamming her for promoting a rumor that they call nuts and they say will, quote, begin gin up fear. she is referring t
our ali velshi is taking the pulse of america in the heartland. ththththththththththth >>> sarah palin detailing her claims about so-called death pams in a health care overall. we are back with jessica yellin who is going to give us some background. >>> somebody somebody stepped down as governor but that has not stopped her from jumping first into the health care debate. last night, she was at it again posting on facebook what looked like a term paper complete with 11 foot...
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but back in 1981, libya was not the only country with a grudge against america. five months before lockerbie, this u.s. warship shot down an iran airbus over the gulf killing all 290 passengers. the u.s. navy said its radar mistook it for an attacking war plane. iran never accepted this blowing up a u.s. airliner in revenge would have an obvious symmetry but no iranian complicity has been proven and the court found against the libyan man. >> he is a victim of gross miscarriage of justice. i'm very glass that although the scottish executives have granted or might grant a release on compassionate grounds, his appeal will continue. >> one result of the trial, libya has been largely rehabilitated. after the bombing, libya's president was an international pa ryia offering up the two suspects for trial, swallowing the verdict and paying compensation was the price he had to pay to bring libya in from the cold. britain and america have both re-established relations. >> it's been on both sides. the outside world has been grudging in its acceptance of libya and kadaf tinch
but back in 1981, libya was not the only country with a grudge against america. five months before lockerbie, this u.s. warship shot down an iran airbus over the gulf killing all 290 passengers. the u.s. navy said its radar mistook it for an attacking war plane. iran never accepted this blowing up a u.s. airliner in revenge would have an obvious symmetry but no iranian complicity has been proven and the court found against the libyan man. >> he is a victim of gross miscarriage of justice....
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. -- healthy for america. >> i hope so. what i think is constructive is free and vigorous debate where people do not accuse others notice and do not resort to screaming. trace: i want to go back to nancy pelosi and steny hoyer. there quotation says -- the facts in this are very undefined. we still do not have a bill. we do not know what is going to be in it, and we do not know who will pay for it. when they say they are disputing the facts, we do not know the facts. >> you are right, there are five bills out there. we are republicans, the innocent bystanders on the stat -- syed mind. they are in control and -- bystanders on the sideline. they are in control and they cannot even get it done. people do not understand what is being sold to them. trace: over and over again they have said that if you let your insurer, you will be able to keep it, but that is not true. >> i think what we need is a consensus in the democratic party and country that you can keep your health care the way in is, that we do not have a public auction,
. -- healthy for america. >> i hope so. what i think is constructive is free and vigorous debate where people do not accuse others notice and do not resort to screaming. trace: i want to go back to nancy pelosi and steny hoyer. there quotation says -- the facts in this are very undefined. we still do not have a bill. we do not know what is going to be in it, and we do not know who will pay for it. when they say they are disputing the facts, we do not know the facts. >> you are...
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> enrique, esta noche se dan a conocer dos anuncios importantes en la cumbre de los tres lÍderes de amÉrica del norte, en el hospicio cabaÑas en guadalajara. los anuncios tienen que ver con la materia de migraciÓn. uno de ellos despuÉs de la reuniÓn bilateral de obama y felipe calderÓn se da a conocer que por ahora no habrÁ reforma migratoria para los millones de indocumentados en estados unidos y otra mala noticia para los mexicanos no se va a dar marcha atrÁs a las visas que impuso canadÁ a los mexicanos. >>> para este aÑo no va a la reforma migratoria que regularizarÍa a millones de mexicas en estados unidos. durante la reuniÓn de los tres lÍderes de guadalajara. >> hoy hay un calendario complicado en el congreso estadounidense. ustedes estÁ siguiendo de cerca de la situaciÓn, saben que estÁ en juego ahora la discusiÓn de la reforma en materia de salud. >> en contraparte embajador de mÉxico en canadÁ francisco barrio ]plaaobkph@h@tb]plaimzkp tareas agrÍcolas. >> durante la reuniÓn de este fin de semana entre mÉxico y canadÁ y mÉxico con estados unidos, tambiÉn se
> enrique, esta noche se dan a conocer dos anuncios importantes en la cumbre de los tres lÍderes de amÉrica del norte, en el hospicio cabaÑas en guadalajara. los anuncios tienen que ver con la materia de migraciÓn. uno de ellos despuÉs de la reuniÓn bilateral de obama y felipe calderÓn se da a conocer que por ahora no habrÁ reforma migratoria para los millones de indocumentados en estados unidos y otra mala noticia para los mexicanos no se va a dar marcha atrÁs a las visas que...
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long-time senator arlen specter said there is more anger in america today than any time he can remember. >> reporter: as we can see, these crowds are becoming hostile, shouting questions and becoming very angry at thul town hall meetings. yesterday and today, the president is expected to say that the scariest outcome of all would be failing to fix the current system. the passionate debate over health care reform is growing more heated by the day. >> anyone that reads through this bill should be scared. >> there's no need for the government to take over. no constitutional authority for the government to take over. >> reporter: it's those sentiments democratic lawmakers are out to change at town hall meetings. pennsylvania senator arlen specter will be one of the many who will brave the crowds today despite getting his own taste of the fierce debate ffds. >> you want to be let out of here, you're welcome to go. >> reporter: the intensity of the recent meetings caught some democrats by surprise. that isn't stopping them from trying to put rumors about the plan to rest. >> the idea is that
long-time senator arlen specter said there is more anger in america today than any time he can remember. >> reporter: as we can see, these crowds are becoming hostile, shouting questions and becoming very angry at thul town hall meetings. yesterday and today, the president is expected to say that the scariest outcome of all would be failing to fix the current system. the passionate debate over health care reform is growing more heated by the day. >> anyone that reads through this...
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the view of victims' families in america were very different. the bbc found he was likely to be freed in days because he has terminal prostrate government. the decision hasn't yet been made. >> the bomb which blew up pan am flight 103 claimed more lives than any other act of terrorism in modern brittish history. the man convicted of the atros i did -- atrocity is serving a live sentenceer near glasgow. he is also terminally ill with prostrate cancer and desperate to spend what time he has left at home with his family. a prospect strongly opposed by many relatives of those killed in the bombing. >> you don't allow someone who has murdered, through premeditated murder of 270 innocent people, and let them walk away from their prison term. sorry. just not -- it's just not just, and it's not fair. >> i am really absolutely dumbfounded at the idea the scottish government would release him on compassionate or any other grounds, and if, in fact, this is true, this is the coward he's way out. >> yet among the families of the 270 people who died, this are
the view of victims' families in america were very different. the bbc found he was likely to be freed in days because he has terminal prostrate government. the decision hasn't yet been made. >> the bomb which blew up pan am flight 103 claimed more lives than any other act of terrorism in modern brittish history. the man convicted of the atros i did -- atrocity is serving a live sentenceer near glasgow. he is also terminally ill with prostrate cancer and desperate to spend what time he has...
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health care across america. we'll be checking in with him. >>> on a much more serious note, the search is under water right now but the crucial question concerns the skies above the hudson river, are there too many aircraft and too few regulations? we have the latest on the collision between the small plane and sight seeing helicopter. it's what doctors rd most for headaches. for arthritis pain... in your hands... knees... and back. and big bodies on high blood pressure medicine. tylenol works with your body... in a way other pain relievers don't... so you feel better... knowing doctors recommend tylenol... more than any other brand of pain reliever. right now 1.2 million people are on sprint mobile broadband. 31 are streaming a sales conference from the road. eight are wearing bathrobes. two... less. - 154 people are tracking shipments on a train. - ( train whistles ) 33 are im'ing on a ferry. and 1300 are secretly checking email... - on a vacation. - hmm? ( groans ) that's happening now. america's most dependa
health care across america. we'll be checking in with him. >>> on a much more serious note, the search is under water right now but the crucial question concerns the skies above the hudson river, are there too many aircraft and too few regulations? we have the latest on the collision between the small plane and sight seeing helicopter. it's what doctors rd most for headaches. for arthritis pain... in your hands... knees... and back. and big bodies on high blood pressure medicine....
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she changed the way america faced the moral question -- how it treated the metropolitanly disabled. >> reporter: and shriver's legacy will live on through the work of her children and the special olympics which now has more than a million participants in more than 150 countries. drew levenson, cbs news. >> shriver also received the nation's highest civilian award -- the presidential medal of freedom in 1984 from ronald reagan. until recently she lived in president obama in montgomery county. >>> the heated fight over health care reform makes its way into maryland. sally thorner is live with a raucous town hall meeting that took place at towson university. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. maryland senator ben cardin showed up to answer questions about the health care plan, but he was immediately met with angry resistance. >> i am confident that we're going to get this right. [booing ñ] >> how are you going to keep my employer from stopping offering insurance and forcing me on to the public option if that's cheaper for their bottom line? [ applause ] >> reporter: some made
she changed the way america faced the moral question -- how it treated the metropolitanly disabled. >> reporter: and shriver's legacy will live on through the work of her children and the special olympics which now has more than a million participants in more than 150 countries. drew levenson, cbs news. >> shriver also received the nation's highest civilian award -- the presidential medal of freedom in 1984 from ronald reagan. until recently she lived in president obama in...
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many activists in america find it difficult to swallow the general's verdict. whether you agree or not depends on how you define a war. the general is saying that many of the problems in darfur are over. >> now, this is a visit to bring comfort. taiwan has invited the dalai lama and this has triggered criticism from china. >> taiwan's government says the reason is to comfort a living and to pray for the dead. families, whole communities are gone. this is not just environmental landscapes that a change to. the last time that the dalai lama was here, taiwan was under the rule of another president. he was bent on pushing for independence for the island which beijing still claims as its province. now, this man is in charge. his focus is totally different. he wants to reduce tensions and build closer ties with china. his approval ratings at home plummeting -- plummeted after the landslides. >> we have decided to invite the dalai lama to ask him to pray for the dead and to bring hope for the living. this was our decision. >> if the president does not allow the dalai
many activists in america find it difficult to swallow the general's verdict. whether you agree or not depends on how you define a war. the general is saying that many of the problems in darfur are over. >> now, this is a visit to bring comfort. taiwan has invited the dalai lama and this has triggered criticism from china. >> taiwan's government says the reason is to comfort a living and to pray for the dead. families, whole communities are gone. this is not just environmental...
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. >> the biggestolitical fault line in america today runsight down the seet. over here, suprters of the present's health-care plan. overere, those o belie the an is a trojan horse, that it will bring higher taxesnd a socialis tinge to american life. the esident arrives. his reform plansare under ege. >> history is clea every time we come close to passing heth insurance reform, special interests fit back with everying they have been the use pitical allies to sre and mislead the americ people. we cannot let tm do it again. t this time. >> no screaming or booing from thisudience, st a few resptful questions a then it was all over. the obama machine is backin action and we can expt much more of this. it is har to say that the presidt really confnted his critics there. not all suorters were so lucky. in pnnsylvania, senator arlen specter waup against this. >> i do not wanthiscountry turning to russia, turning into a socialize cntry. [applause] >> there is real confusion about the coent othe health care form pn and its implations for ordinary americans. >> i do not
. >> the biggestolitical fault line in america today runsight down the seet. over here, suprters of the present's health-care plan. overere, those o belie the an is a trojan horse, that it will bring higher taxesnd a socialis tinge to american life. the esident arrives. his reform plansare under ege. >> history is clea every time we come close to passing heth insurance reform, special interests fit back with everying they have been the use pitical allies to sre and mislead the...
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>> as do movies like "little miss sunshine". ♪ >> some people in america are disgusted by these pageants. >> we well, i think that's their opinion. we're not going to stop doing them. parents enjoy showcasing their kids. what is wrong with that? as long as you keep it in a positive aspect, i don't think anything is wrong with that. >> the spray tans, why is it so necessary? why can't children be beautiful the way they are? >> the tan, i mean, i just think it looks pretty to be tanned. you know? swimsuit models, whatever. you want to have a nice glow to you. >> but she's 4. >> but she's 4. >> look in the bathroom -- >> as for the over the top costumes? many people are concerned they're sexualizing these very young girls. do you think the show girl outfit is appropriate for a 4-year-old? >> she's covered everywhere. when i think of a show girl, i think of a gorgeous, glamorous woman. to me, it's old hollywood. the glamour. not sexualizing my child. >> mickey wood admits showcasing her child is the ultimate high. >> that's when you won little miss arkansas. >> but maintains that eden is sti
>> as do movies like "little miss sunshine". ♪ >> some people in america are disgusted by these pageants. >> we well, i think that's their opinion. we're not going to stop doing them. parents enjoy showcasing their kids. what is wrong with that? as long as you keep it in a positive aspect, i don't think anything is wrong with that. >> the spray tans, why is it so necessary? why can't children be beautiful the way they are? >> the tan, i mean, i just...
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officials in great briin fight back defenng their system from the critisms of america's right. >>> fromustralia, a story on another issue that has rsed passions herhee -- t rig to di in perth, a adriplegic man has asked a judge to let h kill himself. tonight we have the rung. >>the president of taiwan raises the deatholl from typhoon morakot to more th 50 amidst mounting criticism his government s been slow to lp survivors. >>> and one night in bangkoks not st a hit song from the '80s. it could also describe howong it tes to go from one side of the city to the othe tonight, a reporfrom bangkok's notorious traffic. buckle up. >>> fr the world's leading reporters and alysts, here is what'sappening from around the world. this is "worldfocus." made possible in parby the followinfunders -- >>> goodvening, i'm martin savidge. >>> for weeks now, it's be topic number one ithe united states. the prident's ambitious plan to reform the health care system. there is probably no more controversial part othat plan an the so-called public option supporters say it will hel dre down prices by offering an alterna
officials in great briin fight back defenng their system from the critisms of america's right. >>> fromustralia, a story on another issue that has rsed passions herhee -- t rig to di in perth, a adriplegic man has asked a judge to let h kill himself. tonight we have the rung. >>the president of taiwan raises the deatholl from typhoon morakot to more th 50 amidst mounting criticism his government s been slow to lp survivors. >>> and one night in bangkoks not st a hit song...
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she changed the way america faced the moral question, how it treated the mentally disabled. >> reporter: shriver's legacy will live on through the work of her children and the special olympics which now has a million participants in more than 150 countries. drew levinson, cbs news. >>> on 9 news now at 9:00 this morning, special olympics president brady lumm talked about eunice's legacy. >> she adopted a legacy that has been adopted all over the world and created a movement around sports in 1968 in to something now that is in virtually every country in the world. >> reporter: eunice shriver was 88 years old. >>> an investigation in to how a metro train was allowed to leave the yard with too many cars has revealed that one employee was using drugs. it involves a green line train that left the greenbelt station on july 31st with ten cars. the transit system can only accommodate trains with a maximum of eight cars. a metro spokesperson says one employee, responsible for the mistake, tested positive for drugs and is now in rehabilitation. >>> metro has ordered a safety stand-down for most o
she changed the way america faced the moral question, how it treated the mentally disabled. >> reporter: shriver's legacy will live on through the work of her children and the special olympics which now has a million participants in more than 150 countries. drew levinson, cbs news. >>> on 9 news now at 9:00 this morning, special olympics president brady lumm talked about eunice's legacy. >> she adopted a legacy that has been adopted all over the world and created a movement...
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these guys who are running the healthcare industry and running the banking industry, corporate america basically. if anybody is getting bailed out, it is them, not the everyday people. i think you are right, there is a sentiment that this show can tap into in season two. the flip side is whether or not as an actor you think that you may be pushing people into a behavior to get back at somebody. you see where i am going with this? >> i do. i do not think the message of the show is to get back. revenge is always a fun concept, to get even. the tagline for the show is " ready to get even." it definitely speaks to the show. but i don't think that the show would ever push people to do things that are outside the boundaries of normal ways of going about doing things. we say about ourselves, we like to say we pick up where the law leaves off in some cases. this is about getting people to say, wait a minute, i do not have to have these things taken away from me, there are other options. if there is a message, it is that. at the same time, it is a tv show. tavis: 88 "death wish." >-- it ain't "
these guys who are running the healthcare industry and running the banking industry, corporate america basically. if anybody is getting bailed out, it is them, not the everyday people. i think you are right, there is a sentiment that this show can tap into in season two. the flip side is whether or not as an actor you think that you may be pushing people into a behavior to get back at somebody. you see where i am going with this? >> i do. i do not think the message of the show is to get...
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ahink tank adcacy group promoting human rights anddemocracy in latin america. welcome to t program. first, tell us moreabout what these new laws in xico are. >> well, eentially they decriminizepossession for personalonsumption across a range of ecit substances, whether it'smarijuana or cocaine,nd th mexicanaw, while new for mexico, is not necearily new f latin america. there are similar decriminalizatn statutes up and down th continent, a it's a growing movement with recent argentine court decisions opening doorthe door to a simil reform in that untry. >> what'behind the decision to decriminalize drugs? >> i think in latin amera, including mexico, tere's a fatiguwith amodel of zero tolerance that insists on criminal sanctionsor even the smallest leve of use, including in private, d that it's a diversion of sources that cld be better focused on ghting the drug cartels and large organiz crime. in latin erica in jrnal, there's sense that when it comes to the drug w that the united states particular has en pushing for the past seral decades, the little guy always l
ahink tank adcacy group promoting human rights anddemocracy in latin america. welcome to t program. first, tell us moreabout what these new laws in xico are. >> well, eentially they decriminizepossession for personalonsumption across a range of ecit substances, whether it'smarijuana or cocaine,nd th mexicanaw, while new for mexico, is not necearily new f latin america. there are similar decriminalizatn statutes up and down th continent, a it's a growing movement with recent argentine...
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many activists in america find it diffilt to swallow the general's verdict. whether u agree or not dends on how you define a r. the general isaying that many of the problems in darfur ar er. >> now, this is a visit t bring comfo. taiwan has invited the dalai lama and this ha triggered criticism from china. >> taiwan's govement says the reason is to comfort a ling and to prafor the dead. families, whole comnities are gone. is is not just environmental ndscapes that a change to. the la time that the dalai lama was here, twan was uer the rule ofanother president. he wasent on pushing for indendence for t island which beijing still claims as its provie. now, is man isn charge. s focus itotally different. heants to redu tensions and bud closer ties with china. s approval ratings at home plummeting -- plummeted after th landslis. >> w have decided to invi the dalai lama to ask him pray f the dead d to bng hope for e livg. this was our decision. >> if the president doenot allow the dalai lama to visit, he would face a backlash from e public who ause him of bowling d
many activists in america find it diffilt to swallow the general's verdict. whether u agree or not dends on how you define a r. the general isaying that many of the problems in darfur ar er. >> now, this is a visit t bring comfo. taiwan has invited the dalai lama and this ha triggered criticism from china. >> taiwan's govement says the reason is to comfort a ling and to prafor the dead. families, whole comnities are gone. is is not just environmental ndscapes that a change to. the...
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an official let us know that abc2, starting 7:00 this morning, "good morning america" will be live at the university of maryland school of medicine to report on the beginning of those human trials for the h1n1 vaccine. >>> steamy summer temperatures rushed to maryland. it's expected to be so bad the next couple days that baltimore city issued a code read heat alert through tomorrow. six cooling centers across the city opened yesterday. this one at the northern community action center was handing out water to help them cool off. >> drink plenty of fluids and try to stay cool and if you don't have to go outside don't go outside. you see where we are. inside, under the air. >> those cooling centers will open at 9:00 today and tomorrow and will close at 7:00 each night. each center has air conditioning, water and ice on hand. the city also is providing free bus service to help people reach the cooling center if they need that help. tips, drink plenty of liquids, like water and juice, avoid the caffeine, it dries you out in weather like this. reduce outside activities, wear light weight an
an official let us know that abc2, starting 7:00 this morning, "good morning america" will be live at the university of maryland school of medicine to report on the beginning of those human trials for the h1n1 vaccine. >>> steamy summer temperatures rushed to maryland. it's expected to be so bad the next couple days that baltimore city issued a code read heat alert through tomorrow. six cooling centers across the city opened yesterday. this one at the northern community...
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a study by i-safe america shows nearly half of middle-schoolers have been victims of cyber-bullying. nearly half also admit they've been the bully. some kids do it for laughs some kids do it to get a reaction and some kids do it because they're friends were victims and they wanted revenge. wiredsafety.org created the teenangels to help educate kids about staying safe online. members of this chapter at new york's ursuline school helped younger students identify cyberbullying. greg, a high school student, was changing in the locker room one day after school, when his friend matt took an embarrassing picture of him. within seconds the picture was sent among all the cell phones at the school. even though many kids have been victims of cyberbullying, they don't tell their parents. >> we have found over 60 reasons why kids say they do not want to tell their parents. they are worried they will be considered a tattletale by their friends, they're worried that their parents will get worried and take away their computer. this 6th grader, also named didn't tell her parents because the boy doing
a study by i-safe america shows nearly half of middle-schoolers have been victims of cyber-bullying. nearly half also admit they've been the bully. some kids do it for laughs some kids do it to get a reaction and some kids do it because they're friends were victims and they wanted revenge. wiredsafety.org created the teenangels to help educate kids about staying safe online. members of this chapter at new york's ursuline school helped younger students identify cyberbullying. greg, a high school...
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america is one of 60 nations offering support and supplies. these parcels contain water purification tablets and plastic sheets for building makeshift homes. >> i have never seen so many parcels posted for rescue purpose. >> those affected are holding on for release. this woman is 102. >> i am so worried. what are we going to do? what am i going to wear when i die? >> more than 500 people were killed by the typhoon. it was the country's worst weather disaster in half of a century. no one is ready to give up hope. >> this is "world news today" from "bbc world news." the main headline, japan is growing again but only just. it becomes the third major economy to emerge out of the recession. three days before elections in afghanistan, more casualties of the western security forces. it is the story of a treasure lost at sea more than 200 years ago. the dispute over who owns it is raging out. it started a few years ago when a treasure hunting company lifted billions in gold and silver from a shipwreck in the atlantic. it was expected to be -- suspect
america is one of 60 nations offering support and supplies. these parcels contain water purification tablets and plastic sheets for building makeshift homes. >> i have never seen so many parcels posted for rescue purpose. >> those affected are holding on for release. this woman is 102. >> i am so worried. what are we going to do? what am i going to wear when i die? >> more than 500 people were killed by the typhoon. it was the country's worst weather disaster in half of...
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he is a senior fellow at the new america foundation in shington, d.c. thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we've heard a lot tonight about how official corruptions impeding the drug war in mexico and i'm wondering is that why the mexican government deployed tens of thousands of troops to fight drug cartels, and then is it working? >> it's one of the reasons why there was a perceive deploy the military, yes. the fact that a lot of local police forces had been compromised and infiltrated which is a recurring problem in mexico. i wouldn't say it's only from corruption though. i think it's actually a matter -- there was no other force to throw at the problem. mexico lacks a strong muscular time police force. so partly that the government was being outgunned. >> is it working? >> there's a stalemate in place. it worked initially. a sort of shock-and-awe element to having the army patrol the streets. but over time the cartels have adjusted to the new reality. and if you take, say, suarez in mexico last month it was the deadliest month sinc
he is a senior fellow at the new america foundation in shington, d.c. thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we've heard a lot tonight about how official corruptions impeding the drug war in mexico and i'm wondering is that why the mexican government deployed tens of thousands of troops to fight drug cartels, and then is it working? >> it's one of the reasons why there was a perceive deploy the military, yes. the fact that a lot of local police forces had...
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." >> i had written "hollywood is not america" for, you know, the album. and i didn't realize that it was going to be such a big song. and then we got a call from "idol" saying that they'd like to use it for the hollywood week episode. and i didn't even have to go and meet simon. ♪ >> what's unique or different about your music? >> what's unique or different? i think i'm really honest in the music, and i think that i come from a really real space with my songwriting. ♪ >> how did your love of music begin, and how old were you? >> i was 5. and i was rudolph in our christmas play at school. and i sang this song, and everybody started cheering and going crazy. and i knew from that point on that i totally wanted to have people cheering after i sang all the time. >> one of those cheering him on was his mother. when ferras was 17, she helped him pursue his dreams. they moved to los angeles, from their small town in illinois. he landed a recording contract and connected with a top production team called the matrix. and they went to work on "aliens and rainbow
." >> i had written "hollywood is not america" for, you know, the album. and i didn't realize that it was going to be such a big song. and then we got a call from "idol" saying that they'd like to use it for the hollywood week episode. and i didn't even have to go and meet simon. ♪ >> what's unique or different about your music? >> what's unique or different? i think i'm really honest in the music, and i think that i come from a really real space...
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back in 1988, libya was not the only country with a grudge against america. five months before lockerbie, this warship shot down an iran air airbus over the gulf killing all of the passengers. the u.s. navy said that its radar mistook it for a warplane. blowing up a u.s. airliner in revenge would have had a symmetry. >> he is a victim of a gross miscarriage of justice. i am very glad that they are going to grant him a release on compassionate grounds. >> one result of the trial, libya has been largely rehabilitated. after the bombing, the leader of libya was an international pariah. he offered up the two suspects for trial and they paid reparations. britain and america will both reestablish relations. >> the outside world has been grudging in its acceptance of libya. libya has been grudging the world in giving it what it wants. >> what will happen next? this was a welcome home given to the other libyan suspect who was acquitted 8 years ago. when al-megrahi comes home, he will likely get the same. britons think that a line has been drawn over lockerbie, but ot
back in 1988, libya was not the only country with a grudge against america. five months before lockerbie, this warship shot down an iran air airbus over the gulf killing all of the passengers. the u.s. navy said that its radar mistook it for a warplane. blowing up a u.s. airliner in revenge would have had a symmetry. >> he is a victim of a gross miscarriage of justice. i am very glad that they are going to grant him a release on compassionate grounds. >> one result of the trial,...
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we're talking about sang to america, you ha good coverage that u can afford. >> woodruff:and provide that how? >> very simply. what t reforms are, two things. ifyou're at work, your employer is going to ctinue to provide coverage at work, or, and the covage is going to be good, ther will be to be a specified setof good benefs, and if you don't ha coverage at work, you' go into a warketplace where you'll have guanteed coverage, affordable. >> this sounds great, i have tomorrow tell you you're warming my het. but the fact of the mter is there is a lar and growing number of america who are actually reang the bills thatre come through the house and they just don't believe that. they see th as a hoile government take cover of all health care. where theyill be forced into a government run program, and their health care lives wi be manage by the govnment, just as day is the case in medicare. if youe over 65 years old in americtoday you haveno choice but to be in medicare. even if you want out of medicare youave to forfeit your social security t get ou of the it,even if you're christian scie
we're talking about sang to america, you ha good coverage that u can afford. >> woodruff:and provide that how? >> very simply. what t reforms are, two things. ifyou're at work, your employer is going to ctinue to provide coverage at work, or, and the covage is going to be good, ther will be to be a specified setof good benefs, and if you don't ha coverage at work, you' go into a warketplace where you'll have guanteed coverage, affordable. >> this sounds great, i have tomorrow...
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disabilities unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home, for razor sharp tv, america's top rated intern-- now even faster, and crtal clear phone service. all for just.. for 6 months. it's like getting 3 services for the price of 2. that's a $180 savings over six months for the best in home entertainment. don't miss this unbeatable value 3 great services, for the price of 2. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v this if fios. this is big. >>> that must be your music. >> i don't know why. >> did you pick that out? i'm not sure why we use that. >> happy music. >> it's very happy. tuesday means new dvds hitting store shelves today. tony joins us to give us a rundown. >> well start with the dvds. an interesting assortment of dvds out today including one that was a big hit movie that i can't wait to pick up. take a look. >> reporter: take on a little romance as they say "i love you, man." kicking off this week's new dvd. then a 37-year-old turns 17 again to relive his glory days. >> girlfriends and beer palms don't mix. >> reporter: col
disabilities unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home, for razor sharp tv, america's top rated intern-- now even faster, and crtal clear phone service. all for just.. for 6 months. it's like getting 3 services for the price of 2. that's a $180 savings over six months for the best in home entertainment. don't miss this unbeatable value 3 great services, for the price of 2. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v this if fios. this is...
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america runs on dunkin'. treat yourself today with an authentic caramel swirl iced latte. ...at the jcpenney lowest prices of the season sale. all arizona tops and bottoms are buy one, get one for 88¢ plus, save on denim at america's biggest back to school levi's sale kids' backpacks are only $11.99 athletic shoes are $38.99 all bath towels are buy one, get one for 88¢ plus, night and day doorbusters go to jcp.com and see everything on sale. style, quality and price matter. jcpenney
america runs on dunkin'. treat yourself today with an authentic caramel swirl iced latte. ...at the jcpenney lowest prices of the season sale. all arizona tops and bottoms are buy one, get one for 88¢ plus, save on denim at america's biggest back to school levi's sale kids' backpacks are only $11.99 athletic shoes are $38.99 all bath towels are buy one, get one for 88¢ plus, night and day doorbusters go to jcp.com and see everything on sale. style, quality and price matter. jcpenney
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at bank of america, t practically does. use the bankamericard power ewards visa credit card and earn rewards like cash back with every purchase. cash you can put into savings. or even use o help ay down your credit ard balance. it's one of the many ways we make saving money in tough times a whole lot easier. >>> finally from us six simple words that the country could not get enough of. who wants to be a millionaire? the show did now celebrating its tenth anniversary. >> and to celebrate millionaire is going back into prime time and regis philbin is back at the helm. here's marysol castro. >> reporter: ten years ago it was huge. >> woo! >> reporter: the game show sensation that swept the nation and the planet. >> you must made a million dollars. >> just won a million dollars. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: now for two weeks only -- >> i'm back. >> reporter: has anything changed in ten years? other than your smashing outfits and beautiful coif? >> thank you, marysol. yes, you're looking more interesting all the time. >> reporter
at bank of america, t practically does. use the bankamericard power ewards visa credit card and earn rewards like cash back with every purchase. cash you can put into savings. or even use o help ay down your credit ard balance. it's one of the many ways we make saving money in tough times a whole lot easier. >>> finally from us six simple words that the country could not get enough of. who wants to be a millionaire? the show did now celebrating its tenth anniversary. >> and to...
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america really is not yet fighting this war. and i think the mexican government will be hoping that obama will have something to bring to the table and something to announce, some real involvement in terms of money. mexico's still waiting on delivery of helicopters that they've been begging for. also guns, the guns that are being used to fight this war are coming from america. this isn't just stopping at the border and increased border control. it means preventing the sales in the first place. mexico's calling for a weapons assault ban. let's see if the obama administration can actually step up on any of these fronts and actually begin to fight the drug war in mexico, don. >> you know what? michael, a lot of people are asking this. in your report you said it was upwards of $40 billion to $50 billion a year, the drug cartels, at least one of them that they can make, that they can generate. so the question then becomes, why not regulation and taxation, expected now with a sinking economy. if you have that much revenue coming in. >
america really is not yet fighting this war. and i think the mexican government will be hoping that obama will have something to bring to the table and something to announce, some real involvement in terms of money. mexico's still waiting on delivery of helicopters that they've been begging for. also guns, the guns that are being used to fight this war are coming from america. this isn't just stopping at the border and increased border control. it means preventing the sales in the first place....
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welcome to "bbc world news," on pbs in america and elsewre around the wld. a new brigadeets to rk in afghanistan. the presidenpardon its five p traffickers. and theç liverpoolç and fun, singapore style. cashing in on a growing my of fans abroa the liverpool anthem. hel toou. britn's national health seice as a move to the cente of the controvsy in the u.s. over barack obama'oposeds health-careeform be and the president tries to regain. his opponentare tryg tcite the brish model as theay not to do it -- barack obama's proposed health-care reform. the president tries to recover. >> president barack obama and hifamily said it off for another town hl-style debate on heth care,but as america has wrestled with how to solve theroblems with its largely insurance-based system, public systs elsewre have been comg under fire. what we need to do is comep with a iquely united way of providg health care, s i am not in favor of a canadian system. i am n in favor of a british syste. i am n in favor of a french system. >>çç some have been les diplomatic. >> your heth
welcome to "bbc world news," on pbs in america and elsewre around the wld. a new brigadeets to rk in afghanistan. the presidenpardon its five p traffickers. and theç liverpoolç and fun, singapore style. cashing in on a growing my of fans abroa the liverpool anthem. hel toou. britn's national health seice as a move to the cente of the controvsy in the u.s. over barack obama'oposeds health-careeform be and the president tries to regain. his opponentare tryg tcite the brish model as...
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welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and elsewhere around the world beyond mr. obama hits back in the battle over american healthcare -- and elsewhere around the world. mr. obama hits back in the battle over american healthcare. >> ♪ >> the world's first tweet opera. hello to you. well, it is no doubt the outcome of the ruling generals of burma intended. the iconic leader is off the stage for next year's election. aung san suu kyi has been sentenced for another 18 months for allowing an american man into her home even though he came uninvited. tougher sanctions are likely. the u.n. security council is meeting, but little is likely to be persuade. we have this report. >> she faced the core inside a high-security rangoon prison. burdett is a frightened country -- she faced the courts. no one dared to raise a frightened protest -- burma is a friend country. three years jail with hard labour. she is 64 and has spent most of the last 20 years in detention. within minutes, the burmese government intervenes, and the sentence was reduced them 18 months. even the regim
welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and elsewhere around the world beyond mr. obama hits back in the battle over american healthcare -- and elsewhere around the world. mr. obama hits back in the battle over american healthcare. >> ♪ >> the world's first tweet opera. hello to you. well, it is no doubt the outcome of the ruling generals of burma intended. the iconic leader is off the stage for next year's election. aung san suu kyi has been sentenced...
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the fate over health care has been far less heated in america. they agree with a core principle for treatment based on needs not ability to pay. now, they want to resuscitate clear political positions. >> this is the worst nightmare. no wonder he looks reynolds. they have been pursuing a strategy of not talking about the and a chess. -- about the nhs. >> we are going to off back it and reexpand it. it is our mission to improve it. >> i don't want the country turning into a socialist country. >> temperatures are rising. people want to change the nhs. the question is whether they can be reformed about these kinds of fights. >> in gaza, islamic radicals are fighting with hamas gunmen. they are fighting in rafah. >> the area around the mosque which is under attack by hamas has been declared a closed military zone. hundreds of policemen and members of the military wing are firing rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine-gun fire at the mosque. inside the mosque, there are two dozen supporters. they are firing back. at least one rocket-propelled gre
the fate over health care has been far less heated in america. they agree with a core principle for treatment based on needs not ability to pay. now, they want to resuscitate clear political positions. >> this is the worst nightmare. no wonder he looks reynolds. they have been pursuing a strategy of not talking about the and a chess. -- about the nhs. >> we are going to off back it and reexpand it. it is our mission to improve it. >> i don't want the country turning into a...
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that's flavorful. >> is this a common dish in afghanistan. >> yes, people love it and mostly, here in america, you know like -- >> have you americanized it? >> well, you know -- kind of. i didn't want to cook it down -- [ indiscernible ] >> right. i wanted it to be church hi, y you -- crunchy. >> and we have vegetables and the onion and green pepper and red pepper an jalapeqo. i'm going to add cilantro in the end. in the end? >>> yes. >> and in terms of just how long this would take, really, it's just the chopping and slicing, that takes a while and then the cooking isn't that big of a deal? >> no, the chicken breast, 20 minutes and the vegetable, not more than 10 minutes. the garlic is important to add on the dish. >> and you add it while the chicken's cooking. >> yes. >> now, just cook the chicken until it's tender? >>> yes, and then, we have to mix it. i'm gng to cook this separately, the meat needs more time. and the vegetables will be ready. we'll turn this down and in the end, we'll mix both dishes together and add some tomato sauce on it. >> and the spices, do you add to the veg takes
that's flavorful. >> is this a common dish in afghanistan. >> yes, people love it and mostly, here in america, you know like -- >> have you americanized it? >> well, you know -- kind of. i didn't want to cook it down -- [ indiscernible ] >> right. i wanted it to be church hi, y you -- crunchy. >> and we have vegetables and the onion and green pepper and red pepper an jalapeqo. i'm going to add cilantro in the end. in the end? >>> yes. >> and in...
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the best thing to do is to nip it right now and let's go back to the constitution and let's think america first. >> so you said it started with the bailout money. for you, it's not bipartisan. because that's introduced by the bush administration. >> it's not partisan, no. >> i didn't know that i agreed with bush on all of the bailouts. >> that's what capitalism all is all about let's let the free market take care of it. if we keep bailing out, where does it end? it just keeps going on and on. >> and most americans are trying to watch these health care town halls forums and rallies, even if they aren't able to attend in person. we check out some of the latest polls. >> we've seen a lot of coverage of protests at the town halls across the country and the big question is are americans paying attention? take a look at these numbers from gallup. you can see right here, nearly 7 in 10 people according to the gallup/"usa today" poll say they are following them very closely. 69%. and 18% are following not very closely and 13% not at all. the next question, are protests having any affect on the va
the best thing to do is to nip it right now and let's go back to the constitution and let's think america first. >> so you said it started with the bailout money. for you, it's not bipartisan. because that's introduced by the bush administration. >> it's not partisan, no. >> i didn't know that i agreed with bush on all of the bailouts. >> that's what capitalism all is all about let's let the free market take care of it. if we keep bailing out, where does it end? it just...
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we are broadcast on pbs america dlso around the globe. coming u later for you - the lai lama visits taiwan on a visit china warns will hurt its relationship with taipei. hello and welcome. the leader of u.s. and nato foes in afghistan says the current strategys not working. gener krystle saysthat -- general mccrystal as not called for re troops, yet, but he wants more cus on winng hets and minds. >> the btle against the taliban has laed eight years. now the leader of the ited states forces as they ha got it wrong. no helmets for the general as he stros around one troublepot tryingo make friends. afghans are undergog a crisis of confidence in need to be persuaded american tops are there to make their ordinary lives better. heelieves most insurgen are not ideological warris. >> if we can go to an area and achieved stabilitand the average liban fighters decide too back home and take up fming, to me, tt is the best outcom we do not kill anybody. we give them the opportunity to rejoin society. >>he general stresses villages caot be taken- they
we are broadcast on pbs america dlso around the globe. coming u later for you - the lai lama visits taiwan on a visit china warns will hurt its relationship with taipei. hello and welcome. the leader of u.s. and nato foes in afghistan says the current strategys not working. gener krystle saysthat -- general mccrystal as not called for re troops, yet, but he wants more cus on winng hets and minds. >> the btle against the taliban has laed eight years. now the leader of the ited states...
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we'll take look at her life with "good morning america" coming up at 7:00. >>> tell us how you really feel. last night you came in with a fever about this health care plan. >> hundreds inside, hundreds outside. no one can remember a town hall meeting quite like this before. abc2 news sherrie johnson has our rally recap. >> reporter: good morning. the health care debate rages on. today president barack obama prepares for a town hall meeting to provide more information to the public but last night senator ben cardin took center stage at towson university. fielding angry questions on health care reform. the debate is growing louder across the country and towson was no different. the 500-seat auditorium was packed. cardin had to deal with boos and jeers and at times had to shout over people as he tried to explain the bill. republicans say it's true opposition to president obama's health care plan. democrats argue republicans and special interest groups are orchestrating the discontent. whatever the case may be many people are not happy about the proposed health reform. >> i just don't agr
we'll take look at her life with "good morning america" coming up at 7:00. >>> tell us how you really feel. last night you came in with a fever about this health care plan. >> hundreds inside, hundreds outside. no one can remember a town hall meeting quite like this before. abc2 news sherrie johnson has our rally recap. >> reporter: good morning. the health care debate rages on. today president barack obama prepares for a town hall meeting to provide more...
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welcome to "bbc world news," on pbs in america and elsewhere around the world. a new brigade gets to work in afghanistan. the president pardon its five top traffickers. and theç liverpoolç and fun, singapore style. cashing in on a growing army of fans abroad. -- the liverpool anthem. hello to you. britain's national health service as a move to the center of the controversy in the u.s. over barack obama'proposeds health-care reform be and the president tries to regain. his opponents are trying to cite the british model as the way not to do it. -- barack obama's proposed health-care reform. the president tries to recover. >> president barack obama and his family said it off for another town hall-style debate on health care, but as america has wrestled with how to solve the problems with its largely insurance-based system, public systems elsewhere have been coming under fire. >> what we need to do is come up with a uniquely united way of providing health care, so i am not in favor of a canadian system. i am not in favor of a british system. i am not in favor of
welcome to "bbc world news," on pbs in america and elsewhere around the world. a new brigade gets to work in afghanistan. the president pardon its five top traffickers. and theç liverpoolç and fun, singapore style. cashing in on a growing army of fans abroad. -- the liverpool anthem. hello to you. britain's national health service as a move to the center of the controversy in the u.s. over barack obama'proposeds health-care reform be and the president tries to regain. his...
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if i was a leader -- i would be envious of america. i never had the means to provide these things for my people, i would do this. so these are the things that keep me going that make me angry and determined to fight asking these questions, why can't you provide this for your people. tavis: you said if you were a leader. you are a leader. you just lead in a different sort of way. you have your own sort of ministry. you're not an elected official. >> i don't want to go there. tavis: i'm going to go there, though. it raises the question as to why that doesn't interest you. >> because i want to play music. i love traveling, i love my fans all over the world. i love playing in l.a., san francisco, new york, washington, milwaukee, paris. i love all those places. if i were president, i wouldn't be able to do that. and it's a very, very serious job. if you look at a country like nigeria for instance, you are talking about making 150 million happy. that would take your whole life, it would take your family from you. if you are going to be since
if i was a leader -- i would be envious of america. i never had the means to provide these things for my people, i would do this. so these are the things that keep me going that make me angry and determined to fight asking these questions, why can't you provide this for your people. tavis: you said if you were a leader. you are a leader. you just lead in a different sort of way. you have your own sort of ministry. you're not an elected official. >> i don't want to go there. tavis: i'm...
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. >> there will be more on the shooting tomorrow on "good morning america." >>> now to the two journalists sentenced to 12 years of hard labor on their way home. laura ling and euna lee accused of trespassing into north korea are being accompanied by former president bill clinton. the plane touched down late tonight to refuel in japan on their way to burbank, california. while in north korea, the former president met with the nation's leader, kim jong il, and left with exactly what he came for -- amnesty for the two young women. now, family and friends wait for a triumphant reunion. >> tonight, the first brief glimpses of laura ling and euna lee at the pyongyang airport headed for the plane that is now carrying them home. the younwomen look to be in good health as they climb the stairs to the aircraft, where former president bill clinton waited. he greeted the journalists rather formally, but earlier today when they first met it was described as an emotional moment. a statement from the clinton foundation said that clinton has safely lt north korea with laura ling and euna lee and they wil
. >> there will be more on the shooting tomorrow on "good morning america." >>> now to the two journalists sentenced to 12 years of hard labor on their way home. laura ling and euna lee accused of trespassing into north korea are being accompanied by former president bill clinton. the plane touched down late tonight to refuel in japan on their way to burbank, california. while in north korea, the former president met with the nation's leader, kim jong il, and left with...
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we're america's health insurance companies. supporting bipartisan reform that congress can build on. neil: all right. mother nature has been busy today. we are getting word of a massive 7.6 earthquake striking in the indian ocean, triggering a tsunami warning for the area around myanmar. the u.s. geological survey is watching it very closely. this on the heels of the reports of a follow-up earthquake in tokyo, registering 6.6. there were environments outside them were registering 7.1. we will keep track of both. for now, mother nature is pretty hard. >> if we cannot put our family in the system, why should the rest of us? >> people are tired. are they going to be willing to pay the same plan? [yelling] neil: if you cook it, you damn well better eat it. that is what my next guest is saying. congressman john flemming, a republican and a doctor from louisiana. you say that if congress is going to propose this, they should take it up? >> absolutely. i came to washington for the first time in january, concerned about the arrogance a
we're america's health insurance companies. supporting bipartisan reform that congress can build on. neil: all right. mother nature has been busy today. we are getting word of a massive 7.6 earthquake striking in the indian ocean, triggering a tsunami warning for the area around myanmar. the u.s. geological survey is watching it very closely. this on the heels of the reports of a follow-up earthquake in tokyo, registering 6.6. there were environments outside them were registering 7.1. we will...
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800.974.6006 tty/v unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home, for razor sharp tv, america's top rated internet-- now even faster, and crystal clear phone service. all for just... for 6 months. it's like getting 3 services for the price of 2. that's a $180 savings over six months for the best in home entertainment. don't miss this unbeatable value 3 great services, for the price of 2. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v this if fios. this is big. >>> abc 2 news at 5:30 is minutes away. hello, everybody, i'm terry owens. the reward is being raised in the search for the killer of a local business owner. >>> more debris in the collision over the hudson river. >>> and abc 2 works with you for a new scam alert on web ads. we'll have the stories and tell you how long the dangerously hot weather will last. that's all ahead at 5:30. >> thanks, terry. >>> our look around the nation takes us to florida where a 5 1/2 foot bull shark popped up on a guy's vote for a visit. they say it weighed about 125 pounds and describe it like nothing they have
800.974.6006 tty/v unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home, for razor sharp tv, america's top rated internet-- now even faster, and crystal clear phone service. all for just... for 6 months. it's like getting 3 services for the price of 2. that's a $180 savings over six months for the best in home entertainment. don't miss this unbeatable value 3 great services, for the price of 2. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v this if...
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. >> i receive treatments and it's really america like to be in a place where you can come and cool off. >> reporter: how about cooling with a tropical flavor at a tropical ice cream and eatery in silver spring. as the weather heats up, so does business. >> a steady flow of customers coming in all day. >> reporter: ice cream and a swimming pool. that's the prescription. >> reporter: down on the mall, the ever-present joggers weren't so present until sunset. and back at the cooling center, time for fond memories of how folks kept cool in the days before ac. >> we just go up on the old trees. >> reporter: well, it's a big difference again now, thanks to these storms that have moved through but the temperatures are expected to climb again tomorrow. let's see if they are as hot as it was today. live in the mall. back to you in the studio. >> thanks, derrick. >>> a tattoo parlor is closed tonight after aeadly shooting. police say a woman shot her husband about 6:00 inside lake widty jones tattoo and body art in southeast d.c. that's near the potomac avenue stop. we're told the couple owned t
. >> i receive treatments and it's really america like to be in a place where you can come and cool off. >> reporter: how about cooling with a tropical flavor at a tropical ice cream and eatery in silver spring. as the weather heats up, so does business. >> a steady flow of customers coming in all day. >> reporter: ice cream and a swimming pool. that's the prescription. >> reporter: down on the mall, the ever-present joggers weren't so present until sunset. and...